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- Dictionarybungle/ˈbʌŋɡl/
verb
- 1. carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently: "he bungled his first attempt to manage a group of professional players"
noun
- 1. a task carried out in a clumsy or incompetent way: "a series of bureaucratic bungles over his visa status"
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BUNGLE definition: 1. to do something wrong, in a careless or stupid way 2. to do something wrong, in a careless or…. Learn more.
The meaning of BUNGLE is to act or work clumsily and awkwardly. How to use bungle in a sentence.
Bungle definition: to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch. See examples of BUNGLE used in a sentence.
Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, dropping something, tripping and falling: these are some classic bungles — and they’re always embarrassing. Bungles are bummers, it’s true.
If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamp-post while handcuffed. [ VERB noun ]
to do something badly, or spoil something: The police bungled the investigation. (Definition of bungle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of bungle?
1. to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch. v.i. 2. to perform or work clumsily or inadequately. n. 3. something done clumsily or inadequately.
Definition of bungle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bungle definition: to do something wrong in a very careless or stupid way: . Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · bungle (third-person singular simple present bungles, present participle bungling, simple past and past participle bungled) ( transitive) To incompetently perform (a task ); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: spoil.
